# NTSB CHI98LA101: Piper PA-28R-201T, N9882K, Edgeley, ND, March 8, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 8, 1998, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Edgeley, ND
- Coordinates: 46.360401, -98.709205 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3604&lon=-98.7092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 10834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10834/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA101

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making which resulted in a delayed go-around and his not maintaining aircraft control.  A factor was the crosswind.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

The pilot was attempting to land the airplane on a road heading west.  He reported the winds to be 320 degrees at 14 knots.   He said that when he realized the crosswind was excessive he had allowed the airplane to slow to a point that when the go-around was initiated, the airplane departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain.

## Factual narrative

On March 8, 1998, at 1200 central standard time, a Piper PA-28R-201T, N9882K, operated by a private pilot was substantially damaged on impact with the terrain during a go around following a landing attempt on Highway 34, six miles north and one mile east of Edgeley, North Dakota.  The pilot said that the wind was from 320 degrees at 14 knots while he was landing to the west on the east/west public road near his parents residence.  The pilot and two passengers reported no injuries.  The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions.  No flight plan was on file.  The flight departed Jamestown, North Dakota, at 1145.

The pilot stated in his written statement that he made one pass over the road to the east to check the "surface conditions."  He said that he then turned around and attempted a landing to the west.  He said that he realized that the crosswind condition was too great for a safe landing, but he allowed the airplane to slow to the extent that when he attempted a go around, the airplane departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain.

The nearest reporting station to the accident was about 30 miles to the north.  That station reported wind conditions 12 minutes prior to the accident to be 340 degrees at 15 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9882K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9882K-1999-10-05), registration cancelled 1999-10-05, S/N 28R-7803075 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7803075
- Airframe hours: 3300
- Engines: Continental TSIO-360-FB 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Isadore F. Mastel
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 31, 1997, 50 hours before
- Departed: JMS, JAMESTOWN, ND
- Destination: NONE, EDGELEY, ND

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 12 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: JMS, 30 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19980308002859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980308002859A), Mar 8, 1998: Piper PA28R201T, Edgeley, ND, Substantial damage. Acft was attempting to land on hwy 34 but was blown into an adjacent field by crosswinds. Edgeley, ND. (.4)the pilot was attempting to land the airplane on a…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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